MS Office 2007 version
MS Office 2003/XP version
Are you embarrassed by your inability to use a computer?
Do you feel left behind by the computer age?
Do you miss out on communicating with your friends/relatives because you can’t use a computer?
Are you stuck in a dead end job because you can’t use a computer?
Would you like to learn to use a computer but are afraid to try?
Stop worrying. This course will allow you to learn at your own pace in the comfort of your own home.
I am an experienced IT teacher. I have been teaching mature beginners for 11 years. Iwrote this tried and tested course for use with my own classes. I have developed it to meet the needs of mature students.
It is specially written so that YOU can learn to use a computer.
It is written in an easy to follow style and includes full, step by step instructions to enable you to study in your own home at your own pace.
This course is suitable for COMPLETE BEGINNERS and IMPROVERS.
Here is a selection of what you will learn with this course.
How to use the mouse
Dragging and dropping
Single and double clicking
What you can see on the screen
Basic Windows terminology
How to turn the computer on/off
How to open a program
How to save your work
How to print your work
How to edit your text to correct mistakes
How to make your text bold/italic/underlined
How to change the alignment of your text
How to print your work
How to change the margins
How to highlight text
How to “undo” your mistakes
How to use all those keys on the keyboard – page up/down, home, end, delete, backspace
How to change the font style, size and colour
What the arrow keys on the keyboard are for
How to change the page from portrait to landscape
How to use the spelling and grammar checkers
How to cut, copy and paste
How to insert clipart
How to use WordArt
How to use columns
How to insert column/page breaks
How to design a leaflet
How to design a poster
How to design and use a document template
How to print envelopes
How to print labels
How to use find and replace
This 6 modules course will give you the confidence to use a computer.
It teaches you all the basics of computing.
The techniques that you learn in this course will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to progress to learning other areas of computing.
Scroll down this page for some screen shots from the course you will download. (These screenshots are from the Office 2007 version of the course)
There are a confusing number of icons (pictures) on the screen. How do you tell what each one does?
When you are editing text, there are a lot of keys on the keyboard that can help you.
How to use WordArt to liven up your work.
Beginning Computing with Office 2007 and Windows Vista or Beginning Computing with Office XP/2003 costs just £8 ($11.67 at the time of writing this)
Please make sure you order the CORRECT version of the course.
It teaches you all the basics of computing.
The techniques that you learn in this course will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to progress to learning other areas of computing.
Scroll down this page for some screen shots from the course you will download. (These screenshots are from the Office 2007 version of the course)
There are a confusing number of icons (pictures) on the screen. How do you tell what each one does?
When you are editing text, there are a lot of keys on the keyboard that can help you.
This is an ebook – you WON’T be sent a hard copy. You (or a friend) just download the ebook and save it onto your computer. You can print it out. You will need Adobe Reader or another pdf reader to read the ebook.
MS Office 2007 version
MS Office 2003/XP version